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CONTENT
• Let’s Start! • Let’s Explore! • Let’s Practice! • Extension Activity • Target Words • Learning Points

Let’s Start!

Here's a family. Let's talk about family members!

Learning Outcome Can Do Statements

Accurately use basic information in • I can introduce family members.
simple situations. • I can express possession using his, her.
• I can say how old someone is.
Ask your partner:
• Who is in your family?
• Share pictures of your family.

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Let’s Explore!

Here's* a picture of Adam's family. What does he say about them?

* "Here's" is the short form of here is. It introduces something. E.g. Here's a book.

Instructions: Read the text aloud.

Hi, I'm Adam. This is a picture of my family. This is my mother, Sandra, and this is my father,
Daniel. They are still sweethearts. Skippy is their dog—can you see him? He is cute.
This is my brother. His name is Thomas. He's 18 years old. He plays soccer. This is my little
sister, Tania. She's ten. Her birthday is this month.
This is me. I am the middle child. I am 16 years old. My grandparents are here. They are
very nice.

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Let’s Practice!

Do you remember the words? Let's find out!

Instructions: Find each word in the grid below.

M E T Y U I O O K J M O S

I M O T H E R J N B G H W

D I I K J H G V F I U H E
Words
D Q O O B B R O T H E R E
1. mother L A A S I S T E R R J K T
2. father
3. sister E N J H I G V V C G J L H
4. middle G R A N D P A R E N T S E
5. brother
6. grandparents E P O I U H G F D V H N A
7. sweethearts N M G H K U I I F F K K R

O F G H G F V H B J N J T

H N F A T H E R M N B V S
I U H G F D V G B H N J M

Let’s Practice!

Time to practice our* speaking! Let's practice words that show possession.
*”our” is a possessive adjetive.

Instructions: Re-read the dialogue. Read the sentences below and fill in the gaps
blanks with the correct words from the Word Bank.

Word Bank
Their / our / Her / my

1. There are five people in family.

2. brother is 10 years old.

3. This is little sister.

4. mother is 65 years old.

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Extension Activity

Now it's time to talk about your family!

Instructions: Complete the following steps. Fill in the Self-Assessment.

a) Choose a picture of your family.

Self-Assessment Yes No
b) Write 5 sentences about the picture.
c) Practice saying the sentences. I use this, that (for people near and far).
d) Show your picture in class. I talk about the people in the picture.
I use the target words from the lesson.
e) Talk about the people in your picture.

I say how old each person is.

Target Words

• dog (noun): a common family pet

• brother (noun): a male who has the same
e.g. My dog, Skippy, is cute.
parent
• sister (noun): a female who has the same e.g. My brother plays soccer.
parent
• grandparents (noun): the parents of your
e.g. His sister is a nice person.
parents
• middle (adjective): between two things; in e.g. My grandparents are nice.
the center
• sweethearts (noun): lovers; boyfriend and
e.g. I am the middle child.
girlfriend
e.g. My grandparents are sweethearts.

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Learning Points

Possessive Adjectives

You use possessive adjectives to talk about family relations, or things you own (possessions).

Pronoun Possessive Adjective Example

I My She's my mother.
You Your That's your dad.
He His It's his computer.
She Her Maria is her sister.
We Our Those are our books.
They Their It's their dog.